Disability Rights

The execution of Scott Panetti, a man whose severe mental illness is said to have contributed to the double murder for which he was convicted and sentenced to death row, is scheduled to take place at 6:00 PM local time…

Croatia joined the European Union on July 1, 2013, but its path to political, economic, and social reform is far from complete. In September, Human Rights Watch wrote that, despite marginal improvements in the treatment of people with intellectual and…

Southern Poverty Law Center recently released a report, “Cruel Confinement: Abuse, Discrimination, and Death Within Alabama’s Prisons,” which details the horrific conditions present within prison walls. Medical treatment has suffered due to inadequately trained and overworked staff. In addition, disabled…

Albinism, a rare genetic condition affecting one in 17,000 people worldwide, is characterized by limited or nonexistent pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes. Persons with albinism experience increased susceptibility to skin cancer, vision impairment, and, discrimination that stems from…

Hungary’s segregation of its education system based on students’ mental disabilities violates the right to education and freedom from discrimination, according to the European Court for Human Rights (ECtHR) Chamber ruling in Horváth and Kiss v. Hungary. The case concerned two young…